Pyralidae

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Euzophera fuliginosella Heinemann, 1865

Euzophera fuliginosella Heinemann, 1865

Euzophera fuliginosella Heinemann, 1865

Euzophera fuliginosella is a snout moth species found in most of Europe, whose larvae feed on Betula plants.

Oreana unicolorella Hulst, 1887

Oreana unicolorella Hulst, 1887

Oreana unicolorella Hulst, 1887

Oreana unicolorella is the only species in the monotypic snout moth genus Oreana, found across most of North America.

Myelopsis subtetricella Ragonot, 1889

Myelopsis subtetricella Ragonot, 1889

Myelopsis subtetricella Ragonot, 1889

Myelopsis subtetricella is an acorn-feeding North American snout moth described in 1889, with a 19–22 mm wingspan.

Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella is a species of snout moth described in 1887, found mostly in California in the southwestern United States.

Moodna ostrinella Clemens, 1860

Moodna ostrinella Clemens, 1860

Moodna ostrinella Clemens, 1860

Moodna ostrinella, the darker moodna moth, is a snout moth species found across many regions of North America.

Moodna pallidostrinella Neunzig, 1990

Moodna pallidostrinella Neunzig, 1990

Moodna pallidostrinella Neunzig, 1990

Moodna pallidostrinella, the paler moodna moth, is a snout moth species found across parts of eastern North America.

Meroptera pravella Grote, 1878

Meroptera pravella Grote, 1878

Meroptera pravella Grote, 1878

Meroptera pravella is a western North American snout moth species described by Grote in 1878, whose larvae feed on deciduous trees.

Homoeosoma deceptorium Heinrich, 1956

Homoeosoma deceptorium Heinrich, 1956

Homoeosoma deceptorium Heinrich, 1956

Homoeosoma deceptorium is a 1956-described snout moth species found in eastern North America.

Homoeosoma electella Hulst, 1887

Homoeosoma electella Hulst, 1887

Homoeosoma electella Hulst, 1887

The American sunflower moth is a Pyralidae moth native to North America whose larvae are crop pests.

Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella is a Pyralidae moth found in Europe, with 18–23 mm wingspan and larvae that feed on Plantago species.

Homoeosoma vagella Zeller, 1848

Homoeosoma vagella Zeller, 1848

Homoeosoma vagella Zeller, 1848

Homoeosoma vagella, the macadamia flower caterpillar, is an Australian snout moth whose larvae destroy Macadamia ternifolia flowers.

Glyptocera consobrinella Zeller, 1872

Glyptocera consobrinella Zeller, 1872

Glyptocera consobrinella Zeller, 1872

Glyptocera is a small genus of North American snout moths containing one species whose larvae feed on Viburnum and Acer plants.

Phycitodes binaevella Hübner

Phycitodes binaevella Hübner

Phycitodes binaevella Hübner

Phycitodes binaevella is a snout moth species found across parts of Eurasia with one annual generation.

Phycitodes lacteella Rothschild, 1915

Phycitodes lacteella Rothschild, 1915

Phycitodes lacteella Rothschild, 1915

Phycitodes lacteella is a snout moth species described in 1915, found in parts of Europe, North Africa, and Turkey, with a 17–19 mm wingspan.

Vitula edmandsii Packard, 1865

Vitula edmandsii Packard, 1865

Vitula edmandsii Packard, 1865

Vitula edmandsii is a species of snout moth found across parts of Europe and North America, with a 20–25 mm wingspan.

Vitula broweri Heinrich, 1956

Vitula broweri Heinrich, 1956

Vitula broweri Heinrich, 1956

Brower's vitula moth (Vitula broweri) is a snout moth species found across much of North America, described in 1956.

Vitula serratilineella Ragonot, 1887

Vitula serratilineella Ragonot, 1887

Vitula serratilineella Ragonot, 1887

Vitula edmandsii is a snout moth species with a disputed western North American subspecies or full species, found across parts of Europe and North America.

Tlascala reductella Walker, 1863

Tlascala reductella Walker, 1863

Tlascala reductella Walker, 1863

Tlascala reductella is the only species in the monotypic snout moth genus Tlascala, found in North America and Honduras.

Volobilis biplaga Walker, 1863

Volobilis biplaga Walker, 1863

Volobilis biplaga Walker, 1863

Volobilis biplaga is a 1863-described Pyralidae moth found in Taiwan and Sri Lanka.

Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839

Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839

Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839

Ectomyelois ceratoniae, the locust bean moth, is a widespread agricultural pest that can be controlled via pheromone-based mating disruption.

Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phycita roborella is a European Pyralidae moth whose larvae feed on oak, apple and pear.

Epicrocis metallopa (Lower, 1898)

Epicrocis metallopa (Lower, 1898)

Epicrocis metallopa (Lower, 1898)

Epicrocis metallopa is a 20 mm wingspan Australian snout moth described in 1898 with orange, black-marked forewings.

Sciota adelphella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836

Sciota adelphella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836

Sciota adelphella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836

Sciota adelphella is a Pyralidae moth found in Europe, with a 20–24 mm wingspan and caterpillars that feed on specific willows and poplars.

Sciota subcaesiella

Sciota subcaesiella

Sciota subcaesiella

Sciota subcaesiella, the locust leafroller moth, is a Pyralidae moth found in North America whose larvae feed on Robinia plants.

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